Cap support



Oct. 6, 1931.

H. H; MORGAN CAB SUPPORT Fileii June 27, 1930 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 6, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAP SUPPORT Application filed June 27,

My present invention has reference to improvements in construction of caps.

As is well known caps have their top parts constructed of segmental pieces of material 6 whose edges are stitched together, the top,

at the pointed portions of the segments being generally covered by a button or the like. The caps are thus constructed in order that they may have an outwardly bulged por- 10 tion from the rim to the top thereof, but as no means is provided for sufficiently reinforcing the top of the cap at the stitched or connected portions thereof the cap is liable to bending or collapsing and, therefore, loses its shape.

It may, therefore, be the primary object of this invention to provide a rib for the connected edges of the cloth that comprises an ordinary cap which shall embody suiiicient resiliency to permit of the cap being collapsed when desired but which will also expand so that the cap will be held in perfeet shape.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ordinary cap with parts broken away and parts in section.

I Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of my improved reinforcing ribs.

Figure 3 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line 4.4 of Figure 8.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the top of a cap of an ordinary construction and 2 the peak thereof. The cap is made up in the usual manner, that is, the same is constructed of any desired number of substantially segmental pieces which may have their confronting edges stitched together. In a line with the stitched edges of the segments 3 I secure fabric strips 4. The strips may be stitched or adhesively connected to the inner face of the cap and on the inner face of each strip 4 I adhesively or otherwise secure the fiat base of substantially T-shaped F ribs 6. Preferably but not necessarily the ribs are of soft rubber or like elastic material 1930. Serial No. 464,354..

and the side walls from the base to the ends of the ribs are rounded to the central portions 7 thereof and the outer edges of the central portions are also rounded in cross section. Obviously and as disclosed by the drawings the ribs have their outer or lower edges rounded to conform to the shape of the cap.

Caps provided with or constructed in accordance with this invention will hold their shape under every ordinary condition and should the same become bulged, as when inserted in the pocket of the user, the cap, after removal from the pocket will assume its normal shape. The reinforcing ribs may be cheaply constructed as may be the strips 4: and it is thought that the foregoing description will fully and clearly set forth the simplicity and advantages of the construction to those skilled in the art to which such in- 10 vention relates so that further detailed description will not be required.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A cap having its top made up of substantially segmental sections whose edges are brought together and connected, reinforcing strips in the cap at the edges of the segmental members, a reinforcing rib centrally secured to each of said strips and each of said ribs being substantially T-shaped in cross section and of elastic material.

2. A means for reinforcing and holding in shape a cap which is made up of segmental pieces that have their confronting edges fixed together, comprising fabric strips secured on the inner face of the cap in a line with the confronting edges of the cap sections, and a cross sectionally T-shaped elastic rib secured on the inner face of each of the strips.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

HOWARD I-I. :MORGAN. 

